November 5th, 2011 at 9:25PM
The Syracuse Housing Authority has a tentative plan to demolish the vacant three-story Otisca Building at Butternut and McBride streets, long considered a neighborhood hazard. The Otisca Building was originally the Thomas Ryan Brewery, founded in 1865. Ryan was mayor from 1883 to 1885. In 1979, the building was purchased by Otisca Industries, a company that produced fuel made from coal slurry. The site has been vacant since Otisca ceased operations in 1989. Otisca Industries still owns the building and owes more than $572,000 in back taxes, according to property tax records. (Taken with instagram)

The Syracuse Housing Authority has a tentative plan to demolish the vacant three-story Otisca Building at Butternut and McBride streets, long considered a neighborhood hazard. The Otisca Building was originally the Thomas Ryan Brewery, founded in 1865. Ryan was mayor from 1883 to 1885. In 1979, the building was purchased by Otisca Industries, a company that produced fuel made from coal slurry. The site has been vacant since Otisca ceased operations in 1989. Otisca Industries still owns the building and owes more than $572,000 in back taxes, according to property tax records. (Taken with instagram)

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